Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-20


back draping and the full court train.
The bride, according to the English
custom, carries her prayer-book; the
fan and all the accessories to the tot
lette-slippers, hose, gloves, etc.-are all
spotless, and the veil, about four feet in
length, is of tulle, material which has
become conventional for this purpose.
But though the dress worn on the
momentous occasion must be entirely
white, those included III the tTOusseGu
are, of course. subject entirely to the
lady's own taste.
A very nice idea is to develop the diff
ferent costumes so that they all ex-
hibit single prevailing color-that
which the bride most favors. For in
stance, if her taste inclines toward red,
the travelling, or going-away" dress
may be in red-and-brown or black
checked tweed, the reception costume
in garnet, the visiting dress in maroon,
morning toilette of pink, and the eve
ming gown in some very dark shade of
red.
Naturally, the number of dresses in
cluded in the rousseau is limited by
the brides means, but single costume
for each general social occasion is all
that is essential, although two evening
toilettes are desirable.
To the most casual observer it is at
once apparent that ribbons are the pre-
dominant almost the only-fea-
ture in the garniture of ladies hats sand
bonnets.
dead birds" and portions of them
are used very sparingly as compared
with their frequent employment earlier
in the season, and even ostrich plumes
do not seem to be as much employed as
usual. Capotes, helmet, and all low
shapes are covered with Jet, which is
laid in symmetrical designs upon the
crowns and upon those shapes which
possess them) upon the brims.
The favor heretofore extended to the
capote shows no signs of abatement,
aud this shape is seen on every side, de-
veloped in hundreds of different styles
Of garniture.
One very pretty example was covered
with uie,sr rouge velvet row OF small
bows Of satin ribbon, in nearly the
same shade, surrounded the front of
the bonnet, but the large bow of foicOt
ribbon which rose loopon loop from the
top until it reached about eight
inches from the head, was of Nile
green. Contrasts seem TO be the end
and aim of the seasons millinery. The
bonnet tied with strings of the same
color, and q few hollyberries and leaves,
with stray spire of wheat (things
seemingly incongruous, but which add
TO the efiect) are added to the garni-
ture.
A very neat street dress is in black
Ottoman silk, trimmed very richly and
handsomely with Jet II has a loose,
open vest front, which a zouave jacket
leaves fully exposed, and the draperies
are bouffant over the hips, falling in
natural folds from that point, but
jaboted up each side, and forming in
front long pointed apron both this
apron and the zouave jacket have their
edges finished with rows of large cut
JET beads, and the entire effect of the
dress is at once quiet and elegant.
A little fairy seen upon the street the
other day had on frock of Turkish
red cashmere. Ii was made with the
usual gathered skirt of children's
dresses, but instead of a ribbon sash
around her waist she had a broad band
of black fox fur, and a deep collar OF
the same encircled the neck and fell to
the shoulders. She looked very COM
Portable, and a dress of this descrip-
ton, being very simple, while at the
same time not without effectiveness, is
certainly more satisfactory than the
majority of children's dresses, because,
although it takes little enough TO clothe
one Of these small people, it is not
every mother who realizes how to so
dispose OF that little TO produce o taste
full appearance.
am convinced that il any young
lady had but the courage TO appear in
dress-say OF the Crusading ages
(pointed shoes and all) or at least of the
time OF Henry yIII.--she would make
a "hit " in any fashionable ballroom,
because the more old-fashioned the
garb in which one attires oneself the
more stylish.
The gowns Of the Directoire are quite
az ALPHABETICALLY for young ladies
Of slender figures. These gowns are.
perhaps, picturesque, but, having been
devised 10 conceal the defornity OF one
woman 0he Empress Josephine, whose
waist occurred whore her bust should
have BEEN they take away all form
from all other women who adopt them.
Yet one great object OF an evening gown
is 10 display woman's form as fully as
possible! c. H. NJ.
In 1882 John Sprain was appointed
postmaster AT BIG Sprinc. Shelby !